Over a year after the original promise, we're still waiting.
Apple's iOS 26.5 beta brings back a privacy feature it keeps pulling away
Apple's iOS 26.5 beta re-enables a privacy protection feature that scans local photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), nearly two years after its initial removal amid widespread backlash. This feature affects iPhone users (iOS 15.7+ and iOS 16.x) and could lead to false positives, privacy violations, or misuse by authoritarian regimes if repurposed or misconfigured.